Udawalawe Safari: Hotel Pickup to Ella with Wildlife
5.0
52 Ratings
7th Mile Post

Save your time and money by coming from hotel in Matara, Mirissa, Weligama, Ahangama, Talpe, Unawatuna, Galle, Hikkaduwa or its surroundings and travel to your destination Ella while enjoying the wonders of the animals in the beautiful Udawalawe National Park.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hikkaduwa - Starting point: Hikkaduwa
    Destination: Ella
  • Unawatuna - Starting point: Unawatuna
    Destination: Ella
  • Galle - Starting point: Galle
    Destination: Ella
  • Talpe - Starting point: Talpe
    Destination: Ella
  • Ahangama - Starting point: Ahangama
    Destination: Ella
  • Weligama - Starting point: Weligama
    Destination: Ella
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What's Included
  • Hotel drop-off in the Ella area
  • Bottled water
  • Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Highway toll charges
  • Service of a 10 years experience jeep driver (Also your guide)
  • 4x4 Private Safari Jeep
  • Pickup from Matara, Mirissa, Weligama, Ahangama, Talpe, Unawatuna, Galle, Hikkaduwa or nearby area
What's Not Included
  • Entry tickets - Udawalawe National Park
Additional Information
  • Recommended Start Times Morning Safari (04-hours) - 04:00 am Evening Safari (04-hours) - 11:30 am
Location
Udawalawe National Park
Udawalawe National Park, 7th Mile post Junction, Udawalawa 70190, Sri Lanka Please contact us and confirm the pickup location & time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(52 Ratings)
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Sbradnum
Oct 31, 2024
Amazing guide and memorable safari experience! - We had an incredible safari with Gimhana! We saw many animals who came very close to us! He told us information about each animal we saw & knew which routes to take to where the animals were likely to be. Gimhana also provided us with breakfast and lots of water. Amazing guide and incredible safari experience we will always remember!
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Greg1471
Oct 31, 2024
Excellent safari! - Fantastic experience! Gimhana (our guide) was very friendly and helpful. He kept in contact via WhatsApp and was happy to help with taxis for the rest of our trip. He even prepared a Sri Lankan breakfast for us to take on the safari. We went for the seven hour safari, and saw many animals right from the start. Gimhana knew the right spots, and we were able to get close to elephant groups and more. We were on our own for the majority of the tour, so it never felt like we were following other jeeps. Overall, a well worth it experience, highly recommended!
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144evelinh
Oct 27, 2024
Amazing safari tour with Gimhana - We did a morning safari with this company. It was a wonderful experience. We saw lots of elephants including a small baby and buffaloes, monkeys, crocodiles and different of beautiful birds. Our Guide Gimhana knew a lot about the park and the animal within. He also arranged a transfer for us form Mirissa to Ella and It was very comfortable and safe. We would recommend booking with this if you are looking for a good safari and transfer.
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Janesk1544cv
Aug 28, 2024
Fantastic half day safari - The half day morning safari with Udawalawe Wild Safaris was fantastic. I selected this company based on feedback on Trip Advisor, and I have to say that they managed to exceed my expectations and we had a brilliant morning. The service they provided was great. We opted for the driver and guide package which I would highly recommend, both were excellent at finding animals which we would have otherwise missed! Our guide was very responsive to our wishes, which was to see lots of birds, and he very knowledgeable too. We saw so many animals during our 4 hour tour including multiple family groups of elephants with babies, over 20 Hornbills, 4 different birds of prey including 2 species of eagles, many monkeys as well as loads of other birds and deer. It really was a fantastic safari and we couldn’t have asked for more.
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Adodd234
Jun 10, 2024
Absolutely amazing safari - We had an amazing experience on our 7 hour safari with Gimhana and his driver. We arranged everything via Whatsapp a few days prior where Gimhana explained everything to us. We were picked up and dropped off in our hotel in Unawatuna. We visited the elephant transit home and then went into the park. It was amazing, we saw lots and lots of elephants, monkeys, birds, eagles, buffalo, crocodile. Gimhana was very knowledgeable about all of the animals and was great at spotting them! We would recommend this to anyone who is thinking of doing a safari trip when in sri lanka.
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Jimmngan
May 16, 2024
Great experience in Udawalawe - We had an incredible safari tour with Gimhana as our nature guide - he is knowledgeable about the wildlife and knows the park very well. He is passionate and friendly and we enjoyed the tour with him. Upon our request he also arranged for a private car to pick us up from Ella and drop us off in Galle after the tour which made our trip much more convenient. Highly recommended!
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Jeremy
May 16, 2024
Great tour guide with flexible pick up and drop off - Gimhana was a great guide he spotted so many different animals and made sure we did not leave disappointed. Moreover he helped to arrange pick up and Ella and drop off in Galle as part of the tour which made our travel so much more flexible
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652ninao
May 11, 2024
Amazing Safari - We had an amazing experience on the Safari and saw soooo manu elephants from up close! It was really nice to learn more about the park and the animals and we enjoyed everything so much. Including our baby. Thank you for everything.
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Juttap214
Apr 26, 2024
Brillant Tour - The safari with our nature guide Gimhana was amazing! He is a very relaxed guide who knows the park very well. He took quickly other routes, so we were alone for a large part of the safari, without other jeeps. We saw lots of elephants, crocodiles, monkeys , deers, birds, buffalows and landmonitor, Elephants taking a bath.It was a fantastic experience with a great guide, thank you so much! Absolutely recommended!
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Matthew_l
Apr 22, 2024
Great time - Knowing this is a preserve we went expecting animal sitings to be hit or miss on our 4 hour safari. But, between luck and our excellent guide and driver we exceeded our expectations. Multiple elephants, water buffalo, wart hogs, dear, crocodiles, marmots, and several beautiful birds. Our guide and driver were fun, friendly, and knowleable with over 8 years guiding in the park.
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